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John Gierach’s camp coffee is supposedly his famous ritual. His camp buddies have to sneak and pour it out though.

Coffee is the thing. As the author of books like Trout Bum and Dumb Luck and the Kindness of Strangers, John’s topic of choice was fly fishing, but his work is so much more than that. His stories are so vivid you can almost hear the stream trickling in the background or smell the coffee that he brewed streamside in a small coffee pot.

I'm a freelance writer living in Larimer County in northern Colorado. John Gierach’s camp coffee is supposedly his famous ritual. His camp buddies have to sneak and pour it out though.

Another Cup. John Gierach's camp coffee is supposedly his famous ritual. coals to hold the coffee pot. John loved coffee. Somewhere along the way John was intro-duced to fly fishing and it fit him like a glove. There was poetry in the casts, art in fly tying and trips and camps that were full of stories. Before long he was writ-ing outdoor columns for the Longmont Times-Call, where he met his future wife, Susan de.

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When John arrives he is easy to spot with his outdoor (pockets every-where) clothing, a wide brimmed hat with red mosquito wrap band and a traveller’s coffee cup in hand. He is a lean, fit looking 64 year old and only the white beard hints at his age. John has made time for the meeting before heading into the mountains.

The passing of an inspiration - Kentucky Living “It took A.K. to teach me how to make real camp coffee: bring one pot of lake or river water to a rolling boil, add two palmfuls of generic coffee, and remove the pot to the edge of the coals. If it’s the breakfast pot, throw in the eggshells. When it’s done (five to ten minutes), add a splash of cold water to settle the grounds.

From FlyLife Issue 63 Gierach When John arrives he is easy to spot with his outdoor (pockets every-where) clothing, a wide brimmed hat with red mosquito wrap band and a traveller’s coffee cup in hand. He is a lean, fit looking 64 year old and only the white beard hints at his age. John has made time for the meeting before heading into the mountains.

RIP John Gierach ☕ - Paflyfish He taught me how to fully enjoy life, and to make the most out of every day. You will be missed John, but never forgotten. I hope the coffee in heaven is always fresh and the trout are absolutely mad for flies. You must log in or register to reply here.

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coals to hold the coffee pot. John loved coffee. Somewhere along the way John was intro-duced to fly fishing and it fit him like a glove. There was poetry in the casts, art in fly tying and trips and camps that were full of stories. Before long he was writ-ing outdoor columns for the Longmont Times-Call, where he met his future wife, Susan de.

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He taught me how to fully enjoy life, and to make the most out of every day. You will be missed John, but never forgotten. I hope the coffee in heaven is always fresh and the trout are absolutely mad for flies. You must log in or register to reply here.

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Still, between a couple of futile floats in classic Oregon coast winter weather, we had plenty of time to hang out and drink coffee in front of a woodstove, where I could return again and again to one of my favorite topics of discussion: How John Gierach made a living writing about fly fishing.

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There is an aspect of immortality for any writer, artist, or craftsman in the work they leave behind, and John Gierach will live on in the captivating words that will forever define his legacy. For many, he will always be the ultimate trout bum.